The Wolf of Wall Street Page #23

JORDAN (V.O.)

What were the odds? There had to

be ten thousand Swiss bankers in

Geneva and I choose the one dumb

enough to get himself arrested on

U.S. soil.

220 INT. MIAMI FBI OFFICE - NIGHT (SEP ‘98) 220

CLICK! Saurel gets his mug shot taken.

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JORDAN (V.O.)

Even more ironic was he'd gottenhimself indicted on charges thathad nothing to f***ing do with me.

221 EXT. MIAMI MANSION - NIGHT (SEP ‘98)

ROCKY AOKI, Japanese, 50s, is led out in handcuffs by aMAN in an FBI windbreaker.

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JORDAN (V.O.)

Something about laundering drugmoney through offshore boat racingand a guy named Rocky Aoki, thefounder of Benihana.

221A INSERT BENI HANA COMMERCIAL --221A

A smiling Rocky Aoki looks on as a HIBACHI CHEF expertlydices shrimp on a sizzling grill.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Beni-f***ing-hana! Why would Godbe so cruel as to choose a chain

of f***ing Hibachi Restaurants tobring me down?

222 INT. SAUREL’S BEDROOM - DAY (OCT ‘95)

Saurel lays on the bed, smoking.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Long story short was Saurel rattedme out, but not before he ratted

out Chantalle, who it turns out

he’d been f***ing every time shewent to Switzerland!

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Chantalle emerges from the bathroom naked.

runs and jumps in bed with Saurel.

Laughing, she

223 INT. FEDERAL COURT - QUEENS - DAY (SEP ‘98)

With his criminal attorney NOLAN DRAGER, 40s, next tohim, Jordan stands before a JUDGE, being arraigned.

JORDAN (V.O.)

I was indicted for moneylaundering, securities fraud andan endless list of other sh*t.

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HON. SAMANTHA STOGEL

(leafing through asubpoena)

One count engaging in conspiracyto commit securities fraud. Two

counts securities fraud. One

count engaging in conspiracy tocommit money laundering. Twenty-

one counts money laundering. One

count obstruction of justice.

(gives Jordan awithering glare)

Bail is set at ten million

dollars.

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The Judge bangs the gavel.

223A US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE - MOVED TO 226A 223A*

223B INT. FEDERAL COURT LOBBY - DAY 223B*

Jordan walks with Nolan Drager, who flips through thesubpoena.

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NOLAN DRAGER:

This is...well, it’s not good.

It’s pretty bad actually. How

much money do you have, Jordan?

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JORDAN:

I can make bail.

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NOLAN DRAGER:

I don’t mean the ten million, I

mean for legal fees. Cuz if youwant to fight this thing, it’sgonna be expensive. Like, selleverything-

you-own-expensive.

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224 EXT. U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE - DAY (SEP ‘98) 224*

Jordan exits the building. He’s f***ed and he knows it.

He sees beautiful Naomi waiting for him beside alimosine; life isn’t totally hopeless. He approaches.

JORDAN:

Nay, thank God. I’m so gladyou’re here.

They embrace. He can’t see her expression: she’d ratherbe anywhere else.

225 SCENE 225 OMITTED 225

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226 EXT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - POOL AREA - DAY (SEP ‘98) 226

ON SKYLAR AND PARKER, playing with a NANNY and Rocky thedog. Jordan watches them, sitting by his pool, drinkingan O’Douls, weighing his options.

Donnie pops into the yard, in “Uncle Donnie” mode.

DONNIE:

Hey, everybody! How’re the

happiest people in Long Island?

Hi, Rocky!!

(joining Jordan)

Hate that f***ing dog.

JORDAN:

Tell me about it. It’s gettingold, starting to sh*t inside thehouse again.

Jordan offers Donnie an O’Douls; Donnie declines.

DONNIE:

How you doing, brother? How was

the food in jail?

JORDAN:

Lobster Newburg sucked. They gaveme some jewelry though.

He shows off the electronic bracelet around his ankle.

DONNIE:

Wonder if they got one in my size.

F***in’ Rugrat, that wig-wearin’hump. Tell you one thing: I’mnever eating at Benihana’s again.

Where’s Naomi?

JORDAN:

Inside. Pissed.

Donnie sees Naomi in a window. He waves but she barelyregisters him.

DONNIE:

What’s up her ass?

JORDAN:

Had to mortgage the home to makebail. Probably gonna hafta sellit to pay my lawyers. If we fightthis thing.

Donnie weighs that.

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DONNIE:

The Feds say anything about comingafter the rest of us?

Jordan thinks, then shakes his head no.

DONNIE (CONT’D)

You know, we’re all behind you.

Everyone at the office.

(he removes anenvelope, hands itto Jordan)

We bought back your mortgage. All

the founding partners threw in amillion apiece. Figured none ofus would have it if it weren’t for

you.

Jordan’s profoundly touched. Donnie squeezes hisshoulder. A real moment of friendship.

DONNIE (CONT’D)

You gotta fight this thing, baby.

Jordan nods.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Like I said, loyalty meant a lot

to me. Without your friends andfamily standing behind you, you’refucked.

226A INT. U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY

(SEP ‘98)

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Jordan sits with Nolan Drager across from FBI AgentDenham, U.S. Attorney LUCAS SOLOMON, 50s, and AssistantU.S. Attorney ROCHELLE APPLEBAUM, 30s, humorless.

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LUCAS SOLOMON:

There’s a term we have around

here, we don’t like to use it

often, only when circumstancesdictate. It’s called a “Grenada.”

Inspired by our government’sinvasion in 1983 of the island

nation of only 90,000 people,

basically it stands for any casewe get which is pretty much unloseable.

We could show up late anddrunk to court, f*** up left-rightand-

center and still we’d win.

Mr. Belfort, you, sir, are a“Grenada.”

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ROCHELLE APPLEBAUM *

You’re looking at real prison *

time. Money laundering gets you *

as much as 20 years. Case *

couldn’t be stronger if we’d have *

caught you with your cash in your *

mattress. *

Solomon pushes a box full of evidence across the table. *

Jordan eyeballs Denham. *

LUCAS SOLOMON *

Read the discovery. *

JORDAN *

That your life’s work in the box? *

AGENT DENHAM *

Jordan, you rotting in jail til *

your kids’re outta college isn’t *

our ambition here. You weren’t *

the only one involved in all this. *

We think those folks deserve their *

day in court too. *

NOLAN DRAGER *

Why do I get the sense there’s an

offer in the air? If so, let’s *

put it on the table. *

LUCAS SOLOMON:

Full cooperation. A comprehensive

list of all coconspirators

spanning the last seven years and

he agrees to wear a wire.

JORDAN:

You want me to rat?

LUCAS SOLOMON *

We want your cooperation in --*

AGENT DENHAM *

Yes. We want you to rat. *

227 SCENES 227 - 229 OMITTED 227

230 INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT (SEP ‘98) 230

JORDAN *

How was Christy’s party? *

NAOMI *

It was fine. *

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JORDAN *

Baby, I talked to the lawyers *

again today. I have some really *

great news. As it turns out you’re *

totally off the hook. *

NAOMI *

I know that already. *

JORDAN *

You never did anything wrong *

anyway, right? At the end of the *

day all they really want is for me *

to cooperate - that’s it. *

See, apparently, I know so much *

about what’s going on in the stock *

market that I could save the *

government years of heartache. But *

it get’s even better... You see, *

if I cooperate I’ll only have to *

serve four short years and any *

fine I’d have to pay wouldn’t be *

due til after I serve my sentence. *

We’ll still have plenty of money *

left over. The only thing that I *

was kind of upset about was the *

fact that I might have to give *

them information about my friends. *

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